Experiences - Mixing Benadryl alcohol and cannabis?

[THeGaME--]

SWIM has a slight skin problem and takes benadryl to calm the skin down. One day SWIM took 3 benadryls and noticed that it had some cool effects. Never getting too risky the most I tried was 6, it was a pretty cool high and lasted for 2 days .

So one day SWIM took a couple benadryls like he always does, later on in the evening SWIM goes to a party, starts drinking beers like normal, downs about 5, feeling normal. SWIM goes out on the deck and smokes a blunt with his friends.

SWIM gets an IMMEDIATE high like no other SWIM has experienced before, I felt more intoxicated and felt a very cool high. SWIM was fucked up from it though, at one point SWIM thought the fridge was trying to attack him.

It was a very fun and funny night and SWIM is thinking about doing it again. But SWIM remembers his doctor asking SWIM if he uses Cannabis, ofcourse SWIM said no , but SWIM is a little worried that this might be a bad idea. Anyone else do this?

[RaverHippie]

So being intensely paranoid while taking alcohol, which causes one to consider things normally thought of as unreasonable when sober, sounds like a good thing to do? I would heavily suggest reading into the effects of diphenhydramine a bit further before any more planned experiments.

In all seriousness please consider the likelihood of doing something idiotic/detrimental considering the extreme intoxication this combination will bring forth.

[THeGaME--]

SWIM Wasnt paranoid at all, he was just messed up and someone wass trying to open the fridge, hit me with the door and I thought it was attacking me lol.

I dont get what you mean? Your sayin that this is a terrible idea??

[fiveleggedrat]

Read up on diphenhydramine, the active of benadryl. It is an antihistimine that causes delirium at high doses. Plus, mixing with alcohol is not the best idea.

Swim personally would not mix any two of those together, much less all three; looks like a bad experience waiting to happen.

[lineartransform]

Of course it's a bad idea.

You're searching merely to "get f*cked up". You don't know what you're taking. You're just mixing random drugs with cannabis and alcohol in an attempt to get a buzz.

Regardless of the clear issue that SWIY has demonstrated of polydrug abuse and lack of judgement, the major issue is the benadryl. You'll likely do this combo again, be fine, then get overconfident. The day will come where you take too much benadryl, become completely delerious instead of just kind of delirious, and wake up in the back of a cop car.

Frankly, you shouldn't be doing drugs at all. But you won't listen to me. So instead, cut the damn benadryl and other OTC stuff!

[THeGaME--]

Originally Posted by lineartransform

Of course it's a bad idea.

You're searching merely to "get f*cked up". You don't know what you're taking. You're just mixing random drugs with cannabis and alcohol in an attempt to get a buzz.

Regardless of the clear issue that SWIY has demonstrated of polydrug abuse and lack of judgement, the major issue is the benadryl. You'll likely do this combo again, be fine, then get overconfident. The day will come where you take too much benadryl, become completely delerious instead of just kind of delirious, and wake up in the back of a cop car.

Frankly, you shouldn't be doing drugs at all. But you won't listen to me. So instead, cut the damn benadryl and other OTC stuff!

So what SWIY is saying is that I should do more Benadryl and more alcohol.. KK.. lol jk.. Yeah SWIM is probly gunna stop mixing benadryl with shit.

[discodave]

fwiw u can mix about a QUATER of the dose of benadry l u can take without getting delerious with alcohol and it works like a sedative from personal experience of swim but if swiy tries it that is swiy on their own.

yes i did say QUATER of the benadryl dose alcohol and benadryl magnify eachother.

swim uses this for sleeping.

most safe ways of getting high are illegal.
most legal ways of getting chemically high are dangerous.

ironic no? u had good advice, diphenhydramine is not for recreation

[gmeziscool2354]

Originally Posted by discodave

most safe ways of getting high are illegal.
most legal ways of getting chemically high are dangerous.

the dr argues strongly against this statement. the greatest danger in any drug is ignorance, and with drugs ilicitly obtained the degree that one can be certain of contents. Also, all drugs have established toxicology thresholds, and in almost all cases legal ones have significantly lower onces that ilegal ones. This is a factor that contributes to the legality of medication. (look at drugs that have been banned)

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*and with drugs illicitly obtained the contents are not fully known

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*and with drugs illicitly obtained the contents are not fully known

[discodave]

there is a difference between illegal and illicitly obtained.

why is a lower toxicity threshold any indication of danger? taking paracetemol for 20 years will knacker your kidneys, taking pure codeine for 20 years wouldn't.

drugs are generally banned because they have recreational value not because of how toxic they are. there are zero drugs you can buy from the pharmacy with recreational value that aren't mixed with something completely legal that will make them dangerous to consume in quantities to get a recreational buzz.

the given reason for scheduling drugs is their "abuse potential", i.e. how enjoyable they are and nothing to do with their toxicity. there are many legal substances active in tiny milligram amounts, they'd be dangerous in the 3.5 grams you need for a good cannabis high.

and since drugs when supplied illicitly or commercially come packaged as pills or cut to a degree to make them (mostly) idiotproof toxicity of quantity is irrelevant.

the authorities themselves say it's "abuse potential" not toxicity. swim says the dr is parroting what they read in an inaccurate medical text somewhere without thinking about it.

and let's not even get started with the research chemicals (ie they are legal and some of them are a lot more dangerous than many illicit substances).

and just how is heroin toxic exactly when used in safe doses? apart from what it does to your digestive system of course but that can be worked around.

heroin is banned because ITS FUN and people some people can't stop taking it for five seconds. but even if those folk did stop taking it for five seconds, it would still be banned - because it is fun.

without the adulterants found in street heroin, heroin consumed in safe doeses it doesn't kill anyone. in the uk they even prescribe it to terminal patients so they can go out on a "high", quite literally (although they say it's for pain management but why choose heroin and not any other opiate).

oh and then there is the uks wonderful advisory council on the misuse of drugs even themselves described the uk drug classification as: "confused, inconsistent and arbitrary". and they are smarter than either me or you - although they are unfortunately acting from the same position; recreation = abuse = bad (why exactly? pop tv and video games are so much better....)

[Wandering Buffalo]

SWIM would generally avoid this combination. Last night SWIM blacked out and puked everywhere from this. He had smoked lots of weed all day, went to a party and drank a good amount, found a Benadryl in his pocket and swallowed it(extremely stupid) and smoked even more and continued drinking. SWIM was laying on the bed barely aware and was buring up, sweating profusely. Summoning all his strength and concentration, SWIM stumbled around to the bathroom wich was locked. He needed to cool off. Everything was spinning terribly and SWIM felt like shit. He soon starting puking and woke up when people found him in the corner covered in puke.

Take what you will from SWIM's story. This combo may be potentially enjoyable for SWIY if SWIY were VERY careful and only indulged in small amounts of each giving that they potentiate eachother. SWIM would definitely not recommend this combo for anyone.

[e4rolls]

Originally Posted by discodave

there are zero drugs you can buy from the pharmacy with recreational value that aren't mixed with something completely legal that will make them dangerous to consume in quantities to get a recreational buzz.

I guess SWIY are referring to painkillers with APAP? ADHD meds are not mixed with anything and can be used recreationally. Benzo's are also not mixed with anything toxic.

[RaverHippie]

Originally Posted by e4rolls

I guess SWIY are referring to painkillers with APAP? ADHD meds are not mixed with anything and can be used recreationally. Benzo's are also not mixed with anything toxic.

he meant legally available without prescrption.